Foot-to-ball Head-thinks: FIFA Manager 2009
Written by Kieron Gillen on November 12, 2008 at 11:24 am.

It’s that time of year. The updates for the Football Management games are coming in. The just-shy-of-a-gig demo of EA’s FIFA Manager 2009 is now available to download. It’s only first divisions of six countries with a few stadium and no realistic 3D-noggins or commentary and similar, and ends after 90 days, but that’s still a lot of “Oooh – I think we need to go 4-3-3″isms for nowt. And, just to mix things up a little, here’s the German trailer for the game…
Fußball: Ist est gut!
(Or something like that anyway)
Anyone played previous FIFA Managers. Thoughts?
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Why doesn’t this contain the 3dgogglisms? Isn’t that what’s “new” about the new version? You’d thought they’d want to show that off, wouldn’t you?
November 12th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
FIFA manager has introduced the ‘exciting’ third dimension too?
Not that I could have told you it didn’t have it before as I am strictly a Football Manager sort of chap.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
The last football manager game I played was Champ Man. 98 where I led Leyton Orient to unlikely dominance over the Premiership. Since then, it’s never quite been the same.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
@Pod:
That’s Football Manager 2009 (FM09) you’re thinking of. Not FIFA Manager 2009 (FM09).
Keep up.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
In hindsight that post looks less like wit, and more like I’m being a dick.
Sigh. Such a fine line.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Harris old chap. If you hadn’t have pointed it out, I would never have noticed…
I’ve never even heard of “FIFA manager”!
November 12th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Jonny Robson says:
I really enjoyed FIFA Manager this year (see review here). In fact, I liked it more than Footy Manager 2009 because it’s way more simple and light hearted. FM is just too bloody complicated these days.
If you’re a bit sick of FM, it’s a great alternative.
November 12th, 2008 at 7:55 pm






football manager 08 was my love of the life last year.. i lived with it..i ate with it..i slept with it…hell..i even masterbate over it.. because of my pure addiction to it..i got divorced,,,twice, lost custody of my kids. all 3 of em. 2 black 1 white…at my lowest point i even did our family dog…mm a bit off topic..so in a nutshell..it was the most addictive,and sexy game i’ve ever played in my life..(almost made my feel bad for dl it off torrent)
November 12th, 2008 at 12:35 pm